The Government have been greatly concerned about the continuing lack of progress on Cyprus, and welcome the United Nations Secretary General's recent efforts to restart the intercommunal talks, which in our opinion offer the best means of progress. We have also noted the Turkish Prime Minister's publicly expressed desire for a solution of the Cyprus problem. We remain ready and willing, together with our partners, to take any practicable initiative which would help, and we shall maintain our contacts on Cyprus with the Turkish Government and with other interested parties to this end.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he will give
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to United Kingdom holidaymakers who have booked holidays in hotels in the northern part of Cyprus which have been expropriated by the Turkish authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he is arranging to make available to tourists who may respond to advertisements for holidays in expropriated hotels in the North of Cyprus, in the light of the uncertainty of such accommodation being made available and the lack of available consular facilities.

All holidaymakers and others travelling to Northern Cyprus should certainly take into account the special circumstances in the island, but consular facilities are in fact available to British citizens throughout Cyprus.

The United Kingdom is ready and willing to help the parties to the dispute towards a solution and is in very close contact with the UN Secretariat and other interested parties to this end. The Government welcome the UN Secretary-General's recent efforts to restart the intercommunal talks.